canalha

Galician

Noun

canalha f (plural canalhas, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of canalla

Further reading

  • “canalha” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian canaglia.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈna.ʎɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈna.ʎa/

  • Rhymes: -aʎɐ
  • Hyphenation: ca‧na‧lha

Noun

canalha m or f by sense (plural canalhas)

  1. scoundrel, villain, blackguard, bastard, degenerate
  2. (offensive, vulgar) Term of abuse
    Synonyms: cafajeste, cretino, corno

Noun

canalha f (plural canalhas)

  1. (collective, chiefly Northern Portugal) children

References

  1. ^ “canalha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
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